Is total thyroidectomy more difficult in Hashimoto's thyroiditis?

Aim: Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is accepted as a difficult thyroidectomy for surgeons in practice, but there is not enough data in the literature to support this. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether HT belongs to difficult thyroidectomy class or not.

Material And Methods: 614 patients who undergoing total thyroidectomy were evaluated.